Gov. Jared Polis orders flags lowered to honor Marine Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Koppenhafer.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered the United States and Colorado flags be lowered to half-staff statewide on all public buildings from sunrise to sunset Monday to honor Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Koppenhafer of Mancos.
Koppenhafer died Aug. 10 in Iraq after suffering fatal wounds while supporting Iraqi Security Forces. He was assigned to the Second Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Services will be held Monday.
